Malta

A joint press conference was held today with Libya's prime minister Abdul Hamid Debaiba and his Maltese counterpart Robert Abela who confirmed that the Maltese embassy will be returning to Libya shortly and that his government looks forward…

Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Debibah today welcomed the arrival of his Maltese counterpart Robert Abela in a further show of support from the European Union for Libya's new government and the country's new state of change.The…

Libya's Interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Debiba held a meeting with Maltese Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Evarist Bartolo to discuss bilateral relations between their respective government and ongoing developments in Libya.…

Maltese president George Vella expressed his government's hope that a new executive authority in Libya would prioritize the issue of increasing levels of illegal immigration to Europe.On Malta's Republic Day, the president expressed his…

Maltese authorities have revealed that over the course of three years, their customs department has seized €927,294,000 (What equates to over a 1 billion dollars) worth of goods on their way to Libya in breach of UN sanctions.The ships…

Discovery of a record-breaking amount of cocaine was made at the Freeport with the illicit drug being smuggled within pallets carrying cooking oil.The 612kg worth of cocaine was intercepted by Maltese customs on their way to Libya from…

Turkey has called for an "immediate" end to the support for warlord Khalifa Haftar in Libya after trilateral talks held in Ankara between Libyan, Maltese and Turkish officials."It is essential that all kind of help and support given to…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Serraj arrived in Malta on Monday and was welcomed by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo and Minister for Home Affairs,…

Libya signed a memorandum of understanding with Malta on Thursday for combating illegal migration and consolidating bilateral relations.The signing came during a visit by Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela to Tripoli in which he…

The owner of a major weapons supply company and maritime vessel charterer, James Fenech, was on Friday charged with breaching EU sanctions by supplying rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIB) to Libya.Although police released details of the…

Malta's armed forces have started cooperating with Libya's coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading into Malta's search and rescue zone, Times of Malta newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a secret government deal.Under the terms…

Malta has seized a massive shipment of an unofficial Libyan currency believed to have been destined for Khalifa Haftar who is leading an offensive south of Tripoli.Sources involved in the country’s national security sector confirmed to…

40 migrants aboard a German NGO rescue ship arrived in Malta Sunday after Italy refused to let them land and a distribution agreement was made between several EU countries.The Alan Kurdi ship, run by charity Sea-Eye, had rescued the…

The Maltese embassy in Libya remains closed due to the grave security situation in the country, Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela said on Monday.Abela said that, while the Foreign Ministry had been considering re-starting some form of…

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri has met with the Maltese ambassador to the country and his accompanying delegation in Tripoli to discuss the ongoing fighting in Tripoli and other issues of mutual interest. …

Malta's ambassador to Libya Charles Saliba on Tuesday said the Maltese government was willing to return its embassy to the capital Tripoli.The ambassador made his remarks during a meeting with the UN-backed Deputy Prime Minister of…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sirraj is visiting Malta on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Maltese government announced, without further details.…